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Ghosts and Lightning [Paperback]

Trevor Byrne
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd (4 Jun 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1847673295
  • ISBN-13: 978-1847673299
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.4 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 490,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'GHOSTS AND LIGHTNING is a powerful novel and Trevor Byrne is a very powerful writer. The narrator, Denny, and the others around him are great characters, often funny, sometimes frightening, always very human. I loved the dialogue and the rhythm of the book. It's a rough world, but carefully crafted. I could hear every word as I read.' Roddy Doyle

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Happy or unhappy, all families are a mystery. None more than the Cullens. Having escaped their clutches and moved across the water, Denny is just beginning to make a life for himself when a call from his sister brings him back to Dublin, city of his birth. Back to square one. As if squabbling siblings and unhelpful childhood friends weren't trouble enough, a ghost starts making appearances in the family home and Denny's life starts to get a lot more complicated.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An Irish "Trainspotting" - with added depth, 26 Aug 2009
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Although at first I found the Dublin dialect a little difficult to follow, I was glad I persevered with this lively and imaginative debut novel. Student Denny Cullen returns to his native Dublin after his mother's death and is pitched into a world of small-time crime, ancient echoes and everyday tragedies. Ghosts and lightning, we are told, cast no shadows - but the light and shade cast by half-hidden emotions and mythological resonances give real depth to this story of urban outsiders in search of escape. Not so much a plot as a series of memorable set-pieces: a bare-knuckle fight on a gypsy encampment, a drug-sozzled party, a camping trip in the mountains outside the city, a seance which attracts the voice of Cuchulainn. But it's a bright, satisfying read for all that - funny and sinister by turns, full of memorable characters, farcical moments and poignant insights. It owes more than a little to Irvine Welsh's Scottish classic "Trainspotting", but it has more heart, more depth and probably more compassion.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny, atmospheric and nostalgic, 21 Aug 2009
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There's not much of a 'story' here, but Ghosts and Lightning still feels like a book that will claw its way in to your consciousness and stay there for a long time.

The heart of the book is Denny, returning home following the death of his mother. It's perhaps not a hugely original starting point, but his thoughts are so well expressed that they will resonate with a lot of people in their twenties and thirties. The conflicting feelings about old friends - warmth, pity, frustration - are well written and seem based in personal experience.

Events in the book are episodic and meandering, with some more memorable than others, but manage to cover the whole spectrum of human emotion. In the end though, it's the tone of the book and the atmosphere that it creates that stay with you.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyable, 14 Aug 2009
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I really enjoyed this book. It is funny and sweet, but intelligent too. It is written mostly in the first person and as the author is Irish, it is written as it would be spoken - ie with phonic spelling of words spoken with an Irish accent. This made it slightly hard going, but no less enjoyable. I often devour books in two or three days, but this one took a little longer because I had to put it down more often - deciphering the text was sometimes a bit tiring! But overall, a really good read, an excellent storyline. I think the accent thing would make this an excellent audiobook. Lots of bad language, so steer clear if that offends you, but this book is worth putting up with it. It is very real and thought-provoking. A story about an individual, his family and friends, which would be a good read for someone looking for something intelligent but not too heavy.
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